#PowerPlatformTip 138: 'Graph API via HTTP with Microsoft Entra ID'

TL;DR: Skip app registrations and secrets, the preauthorized “HTTP with Microsoft Entra ID” action calls Microsoft Graph directly. Point both the Base Resource URL and the Resource URI to https://graph.microsoft.com.

💡 Challenge

Calling Graph APIs in Power Automate traditionally meant registering a Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) app, setting up client secrets or certificates, and configuring complicated OAuth flows, slow to set up and easy to break.

✅ Solution

Use the built-in “HTTP with Microsoft Entra ID (preauthorized)” action, sign in once, and point both the Base Resource URL and the Application ID URI to https://graph.microsoft.com.

🔧 How It’s Done

1. Add the action

🔸 Insert “HTTP with Microsoft Entra ID (preauthorized)”, authentication is already set to “Log in with Microsoft Entra ID”.

2. Set the Base Resource URL

🔸 https://graph.microsoft.com

3. Set the Microsoft Entra ID Resource URI

🔸 https://graph.microsoft.com

4. Pick the method and endpoint

🔸 e.g. GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me

5. Run the flow

🔸 The connector fetches and injects the token for you, no manual token handling.

🎉 Result

You get JSON responses from Graph in seconds, no app registration, no secrets, and no manual token handling.

🌟 Key Advantages

🔸 Zero custom app setup in Microsoft Entra ID

🔸 Automatic token acquisition and renewal

🔸 Easily extended to any Graph endpoint

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🛠️ FAQ

Q1: What permissions does it use?

It leverages your own delegated permissions (e.g. User.Read).

Q2: Can I use POST or PATCH methods?

Yes, just pick the method and supply your body and headers as usual.

Q3: How do I fetch Teams data?

Change the endpoint to /v1.0/teams/{team-id}; the base URL stays the same.

🔗 Related Tips

• #PowerPlatformTip 58: HTTP Actions, the fundamentals of building HTTP requests in Power Automate.
• #PowerPlatformTip 96: Scraping Web Data with Standard Connectors, more no-premium HTTP patterns.